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GM's OnStar Gets Injury Severity Prediction
GM's OnStar Gets Injury Severity Prediction

21 May 2009, 06:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It seems like the almost-bankrupt American manufacturer General Motors is really keen on improving its popular in-vehicle safety system OnStar as the company announced a new feature today - two diff...

 
NVIDIA and icon Team Up for 3D Gauge Cluster
NVIDIA and icon Team Up for 3D Gauge Cluster

20 May 2009, 15:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Techy heads out there have just received a new toy to look at: a 3D gauge cluster, especially designed for future car models, which brings all the information the driver needs in a single, yet user ...

 
BMW Drivers Can Now Use the Precipitation Radar
BMW Drivers Can Now Use the Precipitation Radar

20 May 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / What if you could check he weather while you are behind the wheel to avoid rainy roads in the favor of the sunny ones? This is now possible, as long as you drive a BMW. All you have to do is turn to...

 
GM Promises 15 Percent Better Economy with HCCI Engine
GM Promises 15 Percent Better Economy with HCCI Engine

20 May 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors still struggles to tackle the market chaos in key areas and developing new, fuel efficient technologies to reduce fuel consumption seems to be the best way to do it. Well, the America...

 
BMW Golf Cartbag Now Available
BMW Golf Cartbag Now Available

20 May 2009, 14:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Attention all shoppers, BMW fans and golf addicts! A new product was recently launched by BMW to complete de Golf Equipment Collection: the BMW Golf Cartbag. BMW has partnered with the US sports ...

 
New BMW Mountainbike Cross Country
New BMW Mountainbike Cross Country

20 May 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / BMW recently introduced the new Mountain Bike Cross Country 2009 in pearl white, which completes the luxury Bike Collection, available in BMW’s online shop and at its selected dealers. The ...

 
Fully Customizable Porsche Storage Trolley
Fully Customizable Porsche Storage Trolley

19 May 2009, 13:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Yes, you’ve heard it right. Brings no surprise to see what F.A. Porsche has created, for showing their vision in what mobility means in a wide variety of applications, such as business, servi...

 
New Range of BMW Travel Bags Released
New Range of BMW Travel Bags Released

19 May 2009, 12:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The latest BMW travel bag range comes in classic red but boasts state-of-the-art materials and finishings. Die-cut from one single piece of coated micro-fiber fabric that is folded and then welded, ...

 
Hitachi Announces the Most Powerful Li-Ion Battery, Excellent for Cars
Hitachi Announces the Most Powerful Li-Ion Battery, Excellent for Cars

19 May 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Hitachi recently confirmed our reports in early May that they've developed the lithium-ion battery with the world's highest power density of 4,500 W/kg. That's 1.7 times the output o...

 
Click and Ride Portable Navigation Unit by VW
Click and Ride Portable Navigation Unit by VW

19 May 2009, 12:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen Accessories has released yet another useful toy for motorists around the world. If you have ever been annoyed by the suction cups mounted on the windshield and the traces they leave behin...

 
vAuto AutoWriter Online Vehicle Descriptor Launched
vAuto AutoWriter Online Vehicle Descriptor Launched

19 May 2009, 09:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Now this is something that may come in handy these troubled days. Oak Brook-based vAuto has released today its AutoWriter technology, aimed at allowing car dealers to generate and publish, automatic...

 
Ford's SYNC Could Provide Pandora Streaming
Ford's SYNC Could Provide Pandora Streaming

19 May 2009, 09:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford's SYNC seems to be one of the key development areas at the American company, as the manufacturer plans to improve the infotainment system with several new features every once in a while. T...

 
X-Series Barbeque Grill by Porsche Design
X-Series Barbeque Grill by Porsche Design

19 May 2009, 07:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Porsche Design Studio partnered with Grand Home Holding’s Barbeques Galore Division, and created one of the most luxurious gas grills in the world, the X-Series. The grill features a techno...

 
Take a Seat in the New Abarth Corse
Take a Seat in the New Abarth Corse

18 May 2009, 10:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And no, we are not talking about a car, but about the new sports seats created by Abarth and Sabelt Style Center. The new seats take their inspiration from the racing seats for the Abarths 595 and 6...

 
GM Launches New Ecotec Engines in China
GM Launches New Ecotec Engines in China

18 May 2009, 06:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors continues its efforts to make its product lineup a bit greener with two new engines with displacements of 1.6 and 1.8 liters that will be produced by its Shanghai GM Dong Yue Automoti...

 
Volvo S40 and 850 Estate Starring in Volvo - The Game
Volvo S40 and 850 Estate Starring in Volvo - The Game

15 May 2009, 12:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We were telling you a few weeks ago about the free Volvo racing game set to release on May 26 as a fun way to promote the S60 concept. Now, as Volvo Car Corporation and SimBin Development Team a...

 
Ford EcoBoost Engine Detailed
Ford EcoBoost Engine Detailed

15 May 2009, 07:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we already told you, Ford Motor has debuted its latest in the field development on the 2010 Lincoln MKS. Here is how the most acclaimed powerplant (by Ford itself, so far, as we will decide later...

 
Audi's Dynamic Steering Gets Mechatronic Innovation Award
Audi's Dynamic Steering Gets Mechatronic Innovation Award

14 May 2009, 13:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Audi has scored yet another point in the field of engineering. The company was awarded by the Association of German Engineers (VDI) the Mechatronic Innovation prize for the compa...

 
Volvo E85 Flexifuel Engine Gets 30 More HP
Volvo E85 Flexifuel Engine Gets 30 More HP

14 May 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The most powerful E85 engine made by Volvo, the five-cylinder 2.5l Flexifuel, gets even more muscle with the additional 30 horsepower and 40 Nm of torque the manufacturer has already prepared for it...

 
BMW Wins Great Designs in Steel Award
BMW Wins Great Designs in Steel Award

14 May 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As we all know, there’s much more to car design than just overall looks. Even though we tend to buy a car just because it looks good, the materials that are used in their manufacture are far ...